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WISEACRE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wiseacre mean? 

WISEACRE (noun)
  The noun WISEACRE has 1 sense:

1. an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent commentsplay

  Familiarity information: WISEACRE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WISEACRE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

smart aleck; weisenheimer; wise guy; wiseacre; wisenheimer

Hypernyms ("wiseacre" is a kind of...):

upstart (an arrogant or presumptuous person)


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